Integrating evacuation research in large infrastructure tunnel projects - Experiences from the Stockholm Bypass Project

Large infrastructure projects often involve important decision about evacuation safety measures, e.g., emergency exit portals, alarm systems, etc, that need to be taken in spite of limited information and knowledge about the topic. This has been shown to sometimes lead to design mistakes, but these mistakes can potentially be avoided if research is linked to the project at an early stage. This paper discusses how research can be connected to large infrastructure tunnel projects, and illustrates the process using the Stockholm Bypass Project as an example. In addition, the results of a research project, which was linked to the Stockholm Bypass Project, are presented and relevant additional publications are given.

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abstract = {<p>Large infrastructure projects often involve important decision about evacuation safety measures, e.g., emergency exit portals, alarm systems, etc, that need to be taken in spite of limited information and knowledge about the topic. This has been shown to sometimes lead to design mistakes, but these mistakes can potentially be avoided if research is linked to the project at an early stage. This paper discusses how research can be connected to large infrastructure tunnel projects, and illustrates the process using the Stockholm Bypass Project as an example. In addition, the results of a research project, which was linked to the Stockholm Bypass Project, are presented and relevant additional publications are given.</p>},
author = {Nilsson, Daniel and Frantzich, Håkan and Ronchi, Enrico and Fridolf, Karl and Lindgren Walter, Anders and Modig, Henric},
issn = {0379-7112},
keyword = {Evacuation,Evacuation experiment,Evacuation safety measures,Exit choice,Human behaviour in fire,Northern Link tunnel,Notification,Questionnaire study,Smoke filled tunnel,Stockholm Bypass Project,Theory of Affordances,Tunnels design,Virtual Reality experiment},
language = {eng},
pages = {119--125},
publisher = {Elsevier},
series = {Fire Safety Journal},
title = {Integrating evacuation research in large infrastructure tunnel projects - Experiences from the Stockholm Bypass Project},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.07.001},
volume = {97},
year = {2018},
}